Slovenia earthquakes

M2.6 earthquake 9 km N of Tolmin, Slovenia

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 9 km N of Tolmin, Slovenia on Wed, Oct 17, 2001, 7:10 AM GMT+2 (05:10 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.6 Austria-Slovenia border region. This one was a foreshock.

Gorizia forecastMore in Slovenia

Map

Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.

Open the live map with earthquakes

The earthquake

Magnitude
2.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2001-10-17 05:10:09 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
46.267° N, 13.739° E
Region
Slovenia
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

What happened

The USGS’s account of the effects of this earthquake.

Felt (IV) at Volarje, Slovenia.

From the USGS event page for usp000ar32. U.S. Geological Survey text and figures are in the public domain.

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Depth from
OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
Stations used
13

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 25 in the 60 days after this one and 15 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.74 km NNW of Cerkno, Slovenia · 9111 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
  2. 2.13 km NE of Vnanje Gorice, Slovenia · 9107 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
  3. 1.76 km SE of Ferlach, Austria · 9097 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
  4. 2.05 km W of Litija, Slovenia · 9095 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
  5. 1.92 km SW of Ferlach, Austria · 9095 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away
  6. 2.04 km W of Dogna, Italy · 9093 days ago · 10 km deep · 42 km away
  7. 1.910 km E of Tolmin, Slovenia · 9093 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
  8. 1.63 km W of Škofja Loka, Slovenia · 9091 days ago · 10 km deep · 42 km away
  9. 1.68 km S of Sankt Margareten im Rosental, Austria · 9089 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
  10. 1.77 km SSE of Sankt Margareten im Rosental, Austria · 9089 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away
  11. 2.58 km SE of Ferlach, Austria · 9089 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
  12. 2.29 km NNE of Trži?, Slovenia · 9089 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
  13. 1.910 km SSW of Sankt Margareten im Rosental, Austria · 9087 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
  14. 2.210 km NW of Zgornje Jezersko, Slovenia · 9087 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
  15. 3.6Austria-Slovenia border region · 9087 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
  16. 2.19 km SSE of Ferlach, Austria · 9086 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
  17. 2.82 km ESE of Ribnica, Slovenia · 9082 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  18. 2.07 km SE of Ferlach, Austria · 9081 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
  19. 1.71 km SSE of Morav?e, Slovenia · 9072 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
  20. 2.28 km N of Trži?, Slovenia · 9068 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away
  21. 2.11 km E of Köttmannsdorf, Austria · 9065 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
  22. 1.83 km NW of Moggio Udinese, Italy · 9062 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
  23. 2.68 km ENE of Cerkno, Slovenia · 9061 days ago · 10 km deep · 28 km away
  24. 2.15 km NNW of Ilirska Bistrica, Slovenia · 9060 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
  25. 1.82 km W of Ilirska Bistrica, Slovenia · 9060 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away

Before

  1. 2.611 km NNE of Tolmin, Slovenia · 9118 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  2. 1.75 km W of Litija, Slovenia · 9120 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
  3. 2.810 km SSW of Duino, Italy · 9122 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
  4. 1.93 km W of Litija, Slovenia · 9125 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
  5. 1.85 km WNW of Litija, Slovenia · 9130 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
  6. 2.24 km SSW of Rakek, Slovenia · 9131 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
  7. 2.35 km NNE of Claut, Italy · 9131 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
  8. 3.00 km NW of Lauco, Italy · 9133 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
  9. 2.54 km WNW of Kobarid, Slovenia · 9133 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
  10. 2.84 km NE of San Floriano del Collio, Italy · 9137 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
  11. 3.09 km NE of Claut, Italy · 9138 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
  12. 1.82 km NW of Kanal, Slovenia · 9142 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
  13. 1.96 km W of Litija, Slovenia · 9143 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
  14. 1.85 km SE of Šentvid pri Sti?ni, Slovenia · 9145 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  15. 1.82 km SE of Šentvid pri Sti?ni, Slovenia · 9145 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away

Earthquakes todaySlovenia earthquakesLive radar here

Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000ar32. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 1:38 AM UTC.